Reese has become one of the most polarizing athletes in sports, and her rivalry with Caitlin Clark has turned into a toxic national conversation. Griffin has regularly posted about the dynamic between Reese and Clark, second-year WNBA players whose rivalry stretches back to college, with language that often seems intent on stoking the divide.

Robert Griffin III recently took to social media to call out the alleged racism directed at Chicago Sky star Angel Reese, who was selected to grace the cover of 2K26's WNBA edition. The problem was that Griffin III shared the racist image with his massive X (formerly Twitter) following,

Shaq called out Griffin after the former quarterback reposted a racist edit of Reese's "NBA 2K26" cover while denouncing it.